Firefighters and the Red Cross want the public to know how much they appreciate the massive donations of water, sports drinks, granola bars and other supplies.

Saturday, they had another message: We can’t handle any more.

Fire agencies already supply truckloads of food and beverages to crews on major fires but don’t have the staff to manage the pallets of food and snacks being brought to fire stations and other locations.

“Our needs have been more than filled,” the Orange County Fire Authority said in a Twitter message.

The Riverside County Emergency Management Department posted a video to Twitter that suggested instead donating money to charities that support relief efforts such as the American Red Cross.

“Those monetary contributions go much further,” the video said.

Restored faith in humanity moment: the fire stations surrounding the Holy Fire asked for donations of sports drinks/ power bars/ etc. for the firemen. Two days later they posted that they literally couldn’t accept more donations because the fire houses were full. 👏🏻🙌🏻

“We currently have everything needed to support relief efforts and have more than enough water, snacks & other items for #HolyFire evacuees. Our shelters do not need further donations at this time. Thank you!” the Red Cross tweeted.

GoFundMe has provided a link to a webpage that lists verified campaigns to raise money for Holy fire-related causes. That page is gofundme.com/cause/holy-fire. They include Hell’s Kitchen, the Ortega Highway restaurant that shut down to the public in order to feed firefighters.

Our first responders put their lives on the line every day. The #holyfire has taken a toll on all of them. You can donate to the GoFundMe here:https://t.co/6HjnA61URV

Brian Rokos writes about public safety issues such as policing, criminal justice, scams, how law affects public safety, firefighting tactics and wildland fire danger. He has also covered the cities of San Bernardino, Corona, Norco, Lake Elsinore, Perris, Canyon Lake and Hemet. Before that he supervised reporters and worked as a copy editor. For some reason, he enjoys movies where the Earth is threatened with extinction.